Health in Vorarlberg, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 82.9 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Vorarlberg?
2,111 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Vorarlberg in 2024, against 1,700 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Vorarlberg?
Vorarlberg had 1,898 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 402 general practitioners (97.6 per 100,000, the lowest of 9) and 1,106 specialists (268.6 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Vorarlberg?
Residents of Vorarlberg accounted for 99,255 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 24,153 per 100,000 people (2nd lowest of 9), with an average stay of 7 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Vorarlberg?
28.6% of babies in Vorarlberg were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 8.8% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Vorarlberg?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 862.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, against 982.1 for Austria as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Vorarlberg?
Cancer killed 195.9 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 221.2 nationally and 233.1 in the EU; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 220.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Vorarlberg?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 278.6 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 333.4 nationally and 312.9 in the EU; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 380.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Vorarlberg?
Respiratory diseases caused 50.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 57.7 nationally and 75.2 in the EU; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 57.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Vorarlberg?
In 2023, 13.0 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised), compared with 14.0 nationally and 10.4 in the EU; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 12.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Vorarlberg?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 48.5 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 58.7 nationally and 49.4 in the EU; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 46.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Vorarlberg?
2.1 babies in every 1,000 born alive died before their first birthday in 2024, compared with 3.1 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 0.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Vorarlberg have?
Hospitals in Vorarlberg had 484 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 655 nationally; the lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Vorarlberg?
There were 467 doctors per 100,000 people in 2025, compared with 577 nationally; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Vorarlberg?
Hospitals discharged 18,039 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, against 20,917 for Austria as a whole; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 22,718.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Vorarlberg?
Road accidents killed 17 people per million residents in 2024, compared with 38 nationally; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 58.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Vorarlberg?
Women in Vorarlberg could expect to live to 85.1 and men to 80.8 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.3 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Vorarlberg?
People who reached 65 could expect 20.9 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Vorarlberg recorded 513.4 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 3rd highest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 217 practising dentists in Vorarlberg in 2024, 52.7 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 9.0% of the 1,874 young men from Vorarlberg examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 20.0% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Vorarlberg compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carinthia | 547.2 |
| 2 | Upper Austria | 534.8 |
| 3 | Vorarlberg | 513.4 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 506.2 |
| 5 | Styria | 504.4 |
| 6 | Tyrol | 504.4 |
| 7 | Burgenland | 500.5 |
Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Salzburg | 153.1 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 141.2 |
| 5 | Burgenland | 139.8 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 138.4 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 124.7 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | 117.2 |
| 9 | Vorarlberg | 97.6 |
Practising dentists per 100,000 population (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising dentists per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Salzburg | 66.2 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 54.0 |
| 5 | Styria | 54.0 |
| 6 | Vorarlberg | 52.7 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 49.4 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | 46.2 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 41.4 |
Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 26,234 |
| 4 | Burgenland | 25,828 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 25,760 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 25,509 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 24,880 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 24,153 |
| 9 | Vienna | 21,207 |
Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Carinthia | 11.2% |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 11.2% |
| 5 | Vienna | 11.1% |
| 6 | Styria | 10.9% |
| 7 | Tyrol | 9.3% |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 9.0% |
| 9 | Salzburg | 8.8% |
Caesarean section rate (% of births) (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Caesarean section rate (% of births) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 33.5% |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 33.1% |
| 5 | Burgenland | 33.0% |
| 6 | Vienna | 32.8% |
| 7 | Upper Austria | 29.1% |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 28.6% |
| 9 | Salzburg | 27.8% |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vienna | 1,015.5 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 987.1 |
| 5 | Styria | 953.5 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 952.9 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 914.8 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 862.6 |
| 9 | Tyrol | 859.5 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 228.2 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 221.3 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 218.2 |
| 6 | Burgenland | 215.0 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 200.1 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 195.9 |
| 9 | Tyrol | 195.6 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vienna | 338.6 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 338.3 |
| 5 | Styria | 331.8 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 325.8 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 297.8 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 278.6 |
| 9 | Salzburg | 277.9 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 56.9 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 55.7 |
| 5 | Salzburg | 55.6 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 55.3 |
| 7 | Carinthia | 54.2 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 50.5 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 40.8 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Vorarlberg ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lower Austria | 15.6 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 14.8 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 14.3 |
| 6 | Salzburg | 14.2 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 13.0 |
| 8 | Vienna | 9.7 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 8.2 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Vorarlberg ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 64.2 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 61.5 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 61.0 |
| 6 | Styria | 56.1 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 48.5 |
| 8 | Vienna | 48.4 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 48.3 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Upper Austria | 3.0 |
| 3 | Styria | 2.8 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 2.7 |
| 5 | Vorarlberg | 2.1 |
| 6 | Burgenland | 2.1 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 1.8 |
| 8 | Salzburg | 1.8 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 723 |
| 4 | Vienna | 654 |
| 5 | Lower Austria | 636 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 621 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 601 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 555 |
| 9 | Vorarlberg | 484 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2025)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 626 |
| 4 | Styria | 556 |
| 5 | Burgenland | 532 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 531 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 512 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 467 |
| 9 | Upper Austria | 466 |
Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 (2021)
Vorarlberg ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 23,277 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 22,872 |
| 5 | Styria | 22,035 |
| 6 | Vienna | 19,981 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 18,039 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 17,286 |
| 9 | Lower Austria | 16,966 |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Vorarlberg ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burgenland | 50 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 49 |
| 5 | Salzburg | 49 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 47 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 41 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 17 |
| 9 | Vienna | 10 |
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